Electronics Section Manager
Job Title: Electronics Section Manager
Salary: The starting salary is £68,295 which includes allowances totalling £2,928.
The salary is broken down as £65,367 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £70,012 plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: Southwark
Seeing is believing. And that’s the only way you’ll really get to know about our sophisticated technologies and how we’re using them to fight crime in the capital. We don’t say much, for obvious reasons, but suffice to say that we’re leading advancements in emerging technologies to deliver bespoke electronic and IT solutions in specialist areas to make London safer.
The Technology, Research and Innovation (TRI) team keeps the Met at the cutting-edge of tech. Our work is highly innovative and no two projects are ever the same.
This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Electronics Engineering Manager, with hands-on electronic design experience, to join an exciting engineering and science team using state of the art equipment within a multi discipline environment to develop niche electronic solutions, to make London safer.
As the Electronics Section Manager, you will provide leadership to an electronics development team to enable them to effectively deliver bespoke electronic products and systems fit for operational use in the field. This will involve you using your previous hands-on electronics development and engineering skills to effectively steer and manage the team to deliver solutions successfully and on time to meet operational deadlines. You will be working with a range of customers to understand their operational requirements to identify potential electronic solutions. Working with the senior technologist and development managers, you will be steering the electronics team to deliver robust solutions to meet these requirements against operational deadlines.
Have other technology skills?
Even if you do not feel you have had enough experience in some of the things that you think we do, we value the range of backgrounds that those joining us have come from, making this a perfect environment to grow into. Some of the qualities and abilities that our team have cannot easily be put into a job advert, so go ahead and apply, let us know what interests you about this role. We look forward to hearing from you.
If you do not feel your experience entirely fits the role, we have other roles within this space that you may be interested in. We are keen to hear from people with different skillsets and you may be a far better fit than you realise.
What you will be doing
A typical day may include engaging with MPS operational officers, capturing and documenting requirements, meeting with suppliers and partner agencies, planning a programme of electronic development projects, running project meetings, and briefing or writing on the progress of projects.
As the Electronics Section Manager, you will be working with a wide range of stakeholders, assessing and adapting to each type of audience. You will be someone who can readily engage and win the support of others. You will be working with some of the UK's top suppliers and highly experienced electronic engineers in your team, so you will need to be able to communicate at their technical level. Maintaining momentum on projects is essential to keep the operational customers focused, and you will need to think of ways to keep their commitment throughout the development lifecycle. You will have already demonstrated exceptional talent in your career.
Additional Information
- 28 days holiday, rising to 33 at 5 years, plus bank holidays
- MPS contributes 27.9% of your salary into your civil service pension scheme.
- Long service rewards, paid overtime available and eligible Blue Light Card.
- Sponsored membership to a professional body.
- Interest free season ticket.
- The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to London, the Met and the communities that it
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies show that women, and black, Asian and minority ethnic people are less likely to apply for a job unless they meet every qualification or already have every skill being requested. So if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description we’d love you to apply anyway, you might just be the perfect person for the role or another role within the team, or we might be able to help you develop towards your dream role in the future.
Vetting
This post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) level before taking up the post; with a willingness to undergo Developed Vetting (DV) once in post, if required.
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply now" button below. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. Your Personal Statement and CV should cover your interest in the position and evidence how your skills and experience meet the essential criteria listed in the role specification on the portal after you click apply. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and Personal Statement.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 9th January 2026.
Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence 1 week after the closing date.
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. 1st Stage interview will commence on TEAMS 2 weeks after closing date and 2nd Stage Interview will take place face to face 3 to 4 weeks after the teams interview.